Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 13:50:29 11/11/98
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On November 11, 1998 at 16:34:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: >this is all a waste of time to read and comment on. Someone took several of >these "positions" and tried them on Crafty... the results were posted on >r.g.c.c a few weeks ago... a couple it got quickly, none took a day... He is >grossly misinformed here... Shirov has a point though. You can find positions, even tactical positions, where computers have a very hard time, and humans find the solutions within tournament time controls. He just didn't choose the right positions. Also, there is an issue of whether or not a program can reach these positions. You can have a program that can find a nice tactical k-side mate in 12 in nothing flat, but which will never reach a position where such a mate exists, except perhaps for the other side. Takes mine 4:03 (minutes, not hours) to find ... b4, on a P2/300, while I'm sitting here typing out this response. I'll send a message to him on ICC, asking him to provide positions that are more challenging. bruce
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